Category: Independent Calendar

  • Keyport VFW to hold breakfast, annual picnic

    Keyport Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4247 will hold an “all you can eat” breakfast Sept. 16, 8 a.m.-noon, at the post home at Third and Waverly streets. Cost is $6, $5 for seniors and children up to age 12, and free for children age 5 and younger. The post’s annual picnic will…

  • Aberdeen Day 2007 slated for Sept. 15

    Aberdeen Day 2007 will take place Sept. 15 from noon to 9 p.m. at the athletic fields at Matawan Regional High School, Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen. The celebration will spotlight the township’s 150th birthday, and feature a laser light show scheduled to start at dusk. It will also feature entertainment by students from A Touch of…

  • Book sale at Hazlet Library Sept. 15

    Hazlet Township Library Committee will sponsor a book sale Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library at 251 Middle Road. A selection of new and used paperback, hardcover and children’s books will be available. For more information, call the library at (732) 264-7164.

  • ‘Soldiers of Civil War’ at Poricy Sept. 16

    Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will present “Soldiers of the Civil War” Sept. 16. Costumed interpreters from Past Muster will present “The 6th New Jersey Volunteers” and demonstrate how soldiers of the Civil War lived and the adversities the soldiers faced. Fee is $3 for nonmembers and free for members. “Nature’s Scavenger Hunt” will…

  • Fundraising ‘Seafood Fest’ slated for Sept. 8

    Washington Engine Comp-pany No. 1, 176 Jackson St., Matawan, will hold a “Seafood Fest” 1-10 p.m. Sept. 8 (rain or shine). Proceeds will benefit the cost of firefighter Richard Ingram’s experimental transplant and recovery. Ingram is a 40- year member scheduled for a kidney transplant. The event will feature shrimp, steamers, blue-claw crabs, hard-shell clams,…

  • Park System to hold festival, fall programs

    Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer “Creative Claytime” for children ages 4-6 with an adult Mondays, Sept. 17-Oct. 8, 12:30-1:15 p.m. The cost is $42. “Autumn Serving Dish” for children agse 5-8 with an adult will be held Sept. 19 from 4-5:30 p.m. Participants will decorate a ceramic serving plate…

  • Candlelight vigil at Matawan church Sept. 11

    Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Ryers Lane, Matawan, will hold a prayer candlelight/peace vigil Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. to commemorate the sixth anniversary of 9/11. All are welcome to attend.

  • Holmdel Boy Scout Troop seeking members

    Boy Scout Troop 331, Holmdel, is seeking members and welcomes area youth to attend its next meeting Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Troop 331 meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Village School, McCampbell and Middletown Roads. For more information, visit www. Troop331.org.

  • Film, ‘Night at the Museum’ Sept. 8

    The Middletown Township Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs will present “A Movie in the Park,” Sept. 8 at 7:45 p.m. at Normandy Park, Nutswamp Road. The film will be “Night at the Museum.” There will be a free petting zoo at 5:30 p.m., and sand art, for a minimal charge. There is limited…